Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 10.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.5%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
30th
of 44 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2017
All-time low
10.5%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Ireland, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 10.5% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
That places Ireland 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.4% | 16.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 14.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Red List Index 0.9217 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Ireland?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Ireland was 10.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients seeking care and whose blood sample is taken and tested (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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